NEW YOUNG ADULT BOOKS

Trapped by Michael Northrop

Seven teens are stuck in the high school in the worst blizzard in a century, and no one knows that they're there. At first, it's not too bad--they have access to plenty of food and they can wait it out. But then the power and the heat go out, and the snow continues to pile higher and higher, compromising the building. The snow has them trapped inside, but even the building isn't safe anymore. Will it be too late for Scotty and his friends?

Lenobia’s Vow by P.C. & Kristin Cast

In a small southern town at the turn of the century, young Lenobia is developing into a beautiful young woman with ideas of her own. But when she is marked as a fledgling vampire, her world turns upside down, and she is drawn to the musical streets of New Orleans. There, she learns of the city’s dark underbelly, ruled by powerful black magic. As Lenobia experiences her first love – and loss – and discovers a passion for horses to sustain her, she must come face-to-face with Darkness itself.

Playing Beatie Bow by Ruth Park

The game is called Beatie Bow and the children play it for the thrill of scaring themselves. But when Abigail is drawn in, the game is quickly transformed into an extraordinary, something horrifying, adventure as she finds herself transported to a place that is foreign yet strangely familiar.

Wish You Were Dead by Todd Strasser

Someone is blogging about the local high school kids. The comments aren’t kind, but are they cruel taunts or vicious threats? No one is sure until the bitchy Lucy Cunningham goes missing… then the hunt is one to catch a murderer.

Verity Fibbs by Cathy Brett

Reality can never quite compare with the online world of Demon Streets for Verity. There she gets to learn new demon fighting skills and have fun. In reality she goes to school to learn useless skills and her fashion designer mother, Saffron Fibbs, is operating punishment by chores (for a small boy related misdemeanour).
As ethical is the new black when it comes to fashion, Verity's mum's recycled fashion venture is the hottest thing ever and she has to go to New York to publicize it giving Verity three days of total freedom!
But someone else is just as keen to see Saffron Fibbs leave home and when V and her friends find themselves on the wrong side of a very unethical enemy it seems that her online gaming skills might be the only thing between her and a very real Game Over...